Dna probe gc at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL

727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$16.13 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $675.60 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $16.13
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $16.13
United STAR $22.58
United STARKids $22.58
United STARPLUS $22.58
United STARPerinate $22.58
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $22.58
Amerigroup MGMCD $22.58
United CHIP $22.58
Amerigroup CHIP $22.58
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $23.71
Aetna Better Health MCD $24.39
Aetna Better Health CHIP $24.39
Molina STARKIDS $24.84
Molina CHIP $24.84
Molina MCDSTAR $24.84
Molina STAR+PLUS $24.84
WellMed MGMCR $26.75
Amerigroup DualEligible $26.88
Devoted Health PPO $26.88
Humana MGMCR $26.88
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $26.88
United AllPayerAppendix $26.88
Devoted Health SNP $26.88
BCBS MCRPPO $26.88
BCBS MGMCRHMO $26.88
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $26.88
Devoted Health MME $26.88
United SmallGroup $26.88
Devoted Health MCR $26.88
Devoted Health POS $26.88
Devoted Health HMO $26.88
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $26.88
United MGMCR $27.01
Aetna MCR $27.11
Care N Care MGMCR $27.15
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $27.42
WellCare MGMCR $27.69
Integranet MGMCR $27.69
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $28.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $28.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $28.22
ProCare Advantge MCR $28.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $28.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $28.22
Humana MGMCD $28.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $28.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $28.22
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $28.49
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $28.49
Humana Tricare $28.96
Molina MCR $29.30
Molina MMP $29.30
Molina MME $29.30
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $29.57
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $29.86
Aetna QHPHIX $34.20
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $34.94
BCBS MyBlueHealth $47.04
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $47.04
Aetna NewBusiness $47.10
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $47.29
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $47.29
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $47.29
Superior Health Plan STARKids $47.29
Superior Health Plan CHIP $47.29
Superior ValueHMO $48.12
Aetna Meritain $50.16
Aetna COMM $50.16
Aetna OON $59.04
Superior HMO $60.21
Superior EPO $60.21
BCBS BluePremier $61.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $66.39
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $66.39
BCBS EPOSOA $69.62
Oscar HIX $69.89
Molina Healthcare HIX $70.43
BCBS PPO $72.84
Cigna IFP $91.21
Cigna QHP $94.58
Cigna LocalPlus $102.00
Cigna NewBusiness $102.10
Cigna HMO $113.93
Cigna NetworkBenefit $113.93
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $113.93
Cigna AllOther $144.19
United OptionsPPO $153.36
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $165.52
Evry Health COMM $174.30
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $228.35
Humana COMM $241.87
BCBS Traditional $299.97
Aetna ASA $356.04
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $472.92
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $491.16
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $506.70
Independent Medical Systems COMM $675.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $675.60
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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